Uji
Uji is a Japanese city south of Kyoto, known for its shrines and temples. The 10th-century Buddhist Byōdō-in Temple includes Phoenix Hall, named for the phoenix statues crowning it. Ujigami Shrine is said to be Japan's oldest Shinto shrine. The Tale of Genji Museum displays scenes from the classic novel. Uji is known as a producer of green tea, which can be sampled at a traditional tea ceremony at Taihō-an Teahouse.
People born in Uji (First 49 people) - Page 11
Fumio Ohtake
Japanese economist
Katsunari Yoshikawa
Baseball player
Hiroe Suzuki
Olympic athlete
Tetsuya Kanmuri
Japanese singer
Koya Nishikawa
Japanese Politician
Hu Chunhua
Former Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
Lady Zhen
Kang Hui
President of China Central Television
Zheng Zhifan
Mathematician
Fei Xiaotong
Former Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Cheng Kaijia
Chinese physicist
Yang Jiachi
Chinese scientist
Jiajun Qian
Film director
Liu Yazi
Chinese poet
Xiang Huaicheng
Former Minister of Finance of the People's Republic of China
Shen Shanjiong
Chinese researcher
hsiao tung-fei
Former Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Hsu Kuei-ying
Actress
Wang Ruowang
Chinese author
Yan Jiaqi
Chinese political scientist
Sheng Xuanhuai
Chinese Politician
Lü Simian
Historian
Hong Shen
Chinese playwright
Yun Shouping
Chinese calligrapher
Wu Jieping
Former Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Xie Zhiliu
Painter
Hou Yunde
Chinese geneticist
Liu Qi
Former Mayor of Beijing
Wu Zhihui
Linguist
Jiqun Liu
Actor
Xieyang Chen
Chinese conductor
Chen Xieyang Musician
Chinese conductor
Chen Hengzhe
Writer
chen xieyang
Chinese conductor
Jiang Chunfang
Jiang Weilie
Admiral
Zhongyun Feng
Li Liejun
Writer
Hu Lizhi Musician
Chinese singer
Long Meng Rou
Chinese singer
Chen Baozhen
Statesman
Chen Sanli
Chinese poet
Huang Tingjian
Chinese calligrapher
Zha Fuxi
Music performer
Shen Deyong
Chinese Politician
Zhuo Lin
Deng Xiaoping's wife
Dai Bingguo
Chinese Politician